G8705 HCPCS Level II code: Documentation of medical reason(s) for not performing a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ecg)
CMS terminated G8705: its last date of service was Dec 31, 2014. It stays here for looking up older claims; newer services need a current code.
Official description
G8705Documentation of medical reason(s) for not performing a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ecg)
Short description: Med reas no ecg
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with G8705 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Medicare pricing
- Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)
- Type of service
- Medical care
- BETOS category
- Specialist - psychiatry
- Added
- Jan 1, 2012
- Terminated after
- Dec 31, 2014
Where G8705 sits
- 1G codesProcedures and professional services
- 2Terminated G8705Documentation of medical reason(s) for not performing a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ecg)
Source and release
- Data release
- HCPCS Level II · October 2026
- Effective date
- Oct 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CMS
This page is built from the HCPCS Level II catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s October 2026 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
Is HCPCS code G8705 still valid?
No. CMS terminated G8705; its last date of service was Dec 31, 2014. It is listed for looking up services from before then. Use a current code for newer services.
Does Medicare cover G8705?
CMS lists G8705’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” and its pricing as “Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)”. Coverage and payment still depend on the patient, the setting, the documentation and the payer.
Which HCPCS Level II release does this page use?
It uses CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside G8705
All G codesG8699Rehabilitation services (occupational, physical or speech) ordered at or prior to dischargeG8700Rehabilitation services (occupational, physical or speech) not indicated at or prior to dischargeG8701Rehabilitation services were not ordered, reason not otherwise specifiedG8702Documentation that prophylactic antibiotics were given within 4 hours prior to surgical incision or intraoperativelyG8703Documentation that prophylactic antibiotics were neither given within 4 hours prior to surgical incision nor intraoperativelyG870412-lead electrocardiogram (ecg) performedG8706Documentation of patient reason(s) for not performing a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ecg)G870712-lead electrocardiogram (ecg) not performed, reason not givenG8708Patient not prescribed antibioticG8709Uri episodes when the patient had competing diagnoses on or three days after the episode date (e.g., intestinal infection, pertussis, bacterial infection, lyme disease, otitis…G8710Patient prescribed antibioticG8711Prescribed antibiotic on or within 3 days after the episode date